Originally one of the heaviest bands on the planet and one of the founders of the new doom/death style of the nineties, Paradise Lost created a number of absolutely iconic albums, including - of course 'Gothic' - before changing direction towards a Gothic/alternative/pop style. That transformation was largely complete with 1997's 'One Second', and it would be nearly 20 years before they returned to the heavier doom/death sound that they helped create. Fans of doom/death would love this band.

It is commonly accepted that the album 'Gothic' kick-started the Gothic Metal genre label, though that may now be more synonymous with the romanticised Symphonic branch of the style, there are still plenty of bands working in the more brutal Death-derived version Paradise Lost initiated.

'Kerrang!' is a split with Candlemass, and the nu-dustrial bands Crowforce and Murder Inc..